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Cradle

Cradle

Cradle is a sci-fi first-person-view quest designed for the player to explore the surrounding world. The story is built around the relations of the protagonist and a mechanical girl who by quirk of fate found themselves amidst the desert.

Released Jul 24, 2015 Developer Flying Cafe for Semianimals Platforms Windows · Linux AdventureIndieSci-fiAtmosphericFirst-Person
View on Steam ↗ $12.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

70.7%positive1,955 reviews
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Cradle is a first-person science-fiction adventure developed and published by the Ukrainian indie studio Flying Cafe for Semianimals. Released on Steam in 2015, the game stands out for its unusual setting, philosophical narrative, and emphasis on quiet exploration rather than…”

— a player, Steam review · 13 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“A beautiful sci-fi game. While short, the story is really intriguing. I recommand however to spend some time to look for all the hidden notes as this is mandatory to understand the ending (check the achievements).”

— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played
Not recommended · 1 found this helpful

“I really wanted to like this game, I grew up watching a lets play of this when I was a kid and this game always stuck in my head. I really love how this is set in a yurt in Mongolia, I love the art direction and style, I love the attempt to handle the ideas of self and…”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

25achievements
28.6%median completion
2.0%rarest: Sprinter
60.5% of players 57.2% of players 55.1% of players 46.1% of players 43.1% of players 41.1% of players 38.1% of players 37.7% of players 36.4% of players 36.0% of players 34.9% of players 33.7% of players 28.6% of players 25.6% of players 15.7% of players 14.4% of players 7.8% of players 6.1% of players 6.1% of players 5.0% of players 4.5% of players 4.3% of players 2.3% of players 2.2% of players 2.0% of players 60.5% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
60.5%Friend — Take care of the eagle
57.2%Treasure Hunter — Find your toys
55.1%Engineer — Activate Ida
Rarest badges of honor
2.0%Sprinter — Complete each pavilion in less than four minutes
2.2%Liquidator — Destroy 50 Dark Swirls
2.3%Catman — Complete all the pavilions without falling in water

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-25. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$12.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$12.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-25
US12.99 USD
EU12.99 EUR
UK9.99 GBP
Australia18.50 AUD
Canada13.99 CAD
Japan1,280 JPY
Brazil25.99 BRL
China42.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$5.1 China Japan Canada Australia US UK EU≈$15

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jun 20, 2023
Cradle OST on music platforms

Hi there! We released the Cradle soundtrack on all popular platforms. We were lucky to work with such talented composers as Egor Arkhipov, Julia Butenko, Taras Korostashov, Valentine Parkhomenko and S

Aug 18, 2016
Cradle on Nvidia Shield

Hello friends! We have good news. Now you can play Cradle on NVIDIA SHIELD devices. https://shield.nvidia.com/games/geforce-now/cradle https://pp.vk.me/c626419/v626419135/1ce54/_AGXdSRI7jQ.jpg

Aug 18, 2016
Cradle on Nvidia Shield

Hello friends! We have good news. Now you can play Cradle on NVIDIA SHIELD devices. https://shield.nvidia.com/games/geforce-now/cradle https://pp.vk.me/c626419/v626419135/1ce54/_AGXdSRI7jQ.jpg

May 13, 2016
French and Turkish localizations

Hello everyone! Good news: we have launched French and Turkish localizations today! Thanks Thierry Bégaud, Gaia Habert and Stéphanie Menu from Words of Magic for the help with French translation and p

May 13, 2016
French and Turkish localizations

Hello everyone! Good news: we have launched French and Turkish localizations today! Thanks Thierry Bégaud, Gaia Habert and Stéphanie Menu from Words of Magic for the help with French translation and p

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAdventure, Indie
Player tagsAdventure · Indie · Sci-fi · Atmospheric · First-Person · Exploration · Puzzle · Story Rich · Open World · Cyberpunk · Singleplayer · Walking Simulator (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Stats · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , Russian * , Ukrainian * , German, Polish, Spanish - Spain, French, Turkish *
ControllerFull support
Achievements25
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://cradle-game.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS: WindowsXP SP3 or higher Processor: Intel Core2 Duo or equivalent AMD Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: DirectX9c compliant card with 512MB DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 3 GB available space